In her interview with Dalton Conley, Devah Pager discusses her fieldwork in Milwaukee and New York in which job applicants, both having a fake prison record, had different races. The white applicants were far more likely to be called back for an interview. Stepping past racism, Pager talks about unconscious stereotypes that are part of the mindset of the persons doing the hiring. The link between prison, race and anticipated behavior formed in their mind is almost an expectation, part of how things are. This can be understood as a manifestation of

organic solidarity

Explanation:

In simple words, Organic solidarity refers to the social harmony focused on the reliance of people on one another in more mature communities. It stems from the interconnectedness that results from the specialisation of job and the complementarity between individuals. In comparison with mechanical solidarity, organic solidarity is indeed a mutual solidarity that results from the desire of people to offer resources to each other.

world war i had a devastating effect on german-americans and their cultural heritage. up until that point   german-americans, as a group, had been spared much of the discrimination, abuse, rejection, collective mistrust experienced by so many different racial and ethnic groups in the history of the united states. indeed, over the years, they had been viewed as a well integrated and esteemed part of american society. all of this change with the outbreak of war.